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By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
BOW – It was far from a pretty game of basketball. In the first half, it was total slog. Pembroke (4-0) and Bow (2-2) ended the first quarter tied, 4-4, and headed to the locker room at halftime tied, 14-14. But over the final 16 minutes of play, it...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
With six new faces, the orientation meeting for the Concord City Council to be held Wednesday at the community center on the Heights takes on added significance this year.New and existing councilors will be presented with waves of information,...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Future attempts by Andy Sanborn to operate a casino in the state will be met with challenging regulatory hurdles after his gaming license was suspended last week by the New Hampshire Lottery Commission.Sanborn, a former state senator who owns and...
By DAVID BROOKS
New England’s wild turkey population seems to have avoided the population declines that are being seen in other parts of the country, and officials are asking for some citizen science help this winter to confirm our status.“We have not been...
By RAY DUCKLER
The ever-growing Common Man franchise has gotten even bigger.With 20 sit-down restaurants spread around the Granite State already in his stable, owner Alex Ray now has, as he calls it, a third “touch-and-go” business, this one at the Epsom Traffic...
By JONATHAN P. BAIRD
Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Back in November, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a new code of conduct. The announcement came in response to mounting criticism of the unethical behavior of certain justices, particularly Clarence Thomas. His...
By RAY DUCKLER
LLeanna Lorden has a diminished role when it comes to face-to-face meetings with students at White Birch Center in Henniker. She was promoted to chief operating officer last summer, shifting to an administrative role filled with meetings and phone...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
New Hampshire has become a dumping ground for out-of-state trash.But that could change during the upcoming legislative session as lawmakers try to slam the brakes on trucks bringing waste from beyond state borders.One bill takes on the Interstate...
By DAVID BROOKS
Pembroke residents will get their chance to join the community-power bandwagon soon, with notices going out in mid-January and a Jan. 31 public meeting.The meeting, set for 6:30 p.m. in the Pembroke Academy auditorium, will explain how Pembroke...
Boys’ Indoor TrackBishop Brady 4th, Bow tied 5th, Belmont 7th, Merrimack Valley 9th, Winnisquam tied 12thKey players: Bishop Brady – Josh Gentchos (1st 55 dash in 6.74 seconds, 3rd 300), Alan Yap (2nd 300, 4th 55 dash); Bow – Alden Betterley...
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Jim Bouley loves local government.For most, the inner working of local government is a thankless bureaucracy marked by leaf collection services and property tax hikes.But to Bouley, there’s no better job to see the results of your work, whether it’s...
A grant from the state’s LCHIP program will help protect a piece of land abutting the Warner River, part of continuing efforts to preserve water quality upstream of Concord’s water supply intake on the Contoocook River.The $88,250 grant, one of a...
By DAVID BROOKS
As is well known, public school enrollment is slipping throughout New Hampshire and falling sharply in some places.Somebody forgot to tell Bow and Dunbarton.In the decade since much smaller Dunbarton joined Bow in a two-town school district, public...
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Matt Walsh can draw a timeline of development in Concord of peaks and valleys. In 1986, residential development was at a high, with colored vinyl panels and geometric shapes putting a mark on new construction. The Great Recession of 2008 marked a low...
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
As she walks in the forest – a place that always keeps her grounded and at ease – the mushrooms sprouting near some fallen, dead wood excite Renee Zobel the most.“This is a hen of the woods,” she says with alacrity, pointing to a cohort among several...
By DAVID BROOKS
There may be debate among the public about the long-term effect of the COVID-19 pandemic but there’s no question when looking at the state’s test scores, especially the lower grades.“This is a generation that was back in pre-school when the pandemic...
By RAY DUCKLER
Nick Pagauisan, a sophomore at Bishop Brady High School, is growing in more ways than one.While he’s at the age, 16, in which height and maturity are often on the rise, his vegetable plants are, too, giving him a green thumb that would fill the Jolly...
By DAVID BROOKS
The most interesting energy thing happening in New Hampshire right now isn’t due to cool tech or federal money, it’s part of that terribly ho-hum tedious topic, local governance.Actually, it’s more ho-hum than that: It’s county governance.Compared to...
By DAVID BROOKS
As more New Hampshire lakes suffer from blooms of toxic algae due to warming weather and increased development, two water bodies in Henniker were part of a study of a faster way to spot outbreaks, using drones.“With the (drone), a small lake might...
By DAVID BROOKS
Red and black campaign signs for Concord School Board candidate Michael Guglielmo appeared on either side of the entrance to the city-owned Beaver Meadow Golf Course last week. More signs were placed in the triangular median at the intersection of...
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